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ZKP

ZKP is the initialism of zero-knowledge proof.

Meaning of zero-knowledge proof

Noun

zero-knowledge proof (plural zero-knowledge proofs)

  1. An interactive method for one party to prove to another that a (usually mathematical) statement is true, without revealing anything other than the veracity of the statement.
    • Implementation of a zero-knowledge proof significantly improves the privacy and security of many systems. However, it introduces additional costs in processing power and hard drive space.2020, Lorne Lantz, Daniel Cawrey, Mastering Blockchain, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 185
    Synonyms:
    ZKP

Forms of ZKP

pluralZKPs

Questions about ZKP

What is ZKP the initialism of?
ZKP is the initialism of zero-knowledge proof.

Words near ZKP in the dictionary

  1. zizzling
  2. Zizzo
  3. Zizzos
  4. zizzy
  5. ZK"L
  6. ZKP
  7. ZKPs
  8. zl.
  9. Zlatar
  10. Zlatar Bistrica
  11. Zlatka

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ZKP (page history and authors); zero-knowledge proof (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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